EagleDamnWar 0 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 ***UPDATED 5/07/14*** I am officially committed to Auburn University @darrellw_ "I'm pretty solid," Williams said. "I don't believe in that decommitment stuff. If you put yourself in a head coach's position and get somebody to commit you wouldn't want them to decommit on you. So I made sure (this) was the right decision so I wouldn't have to get myself in that position."http://www.al.com/sp...lliams_dis.html Auburn got itself the best linebacker in the state of Alabama when Hoover's Darrell Williams verbally committed Wednesday morning.Auburn beat out in-state rival Alabama and Big 12 power Oklahoma for the 6-foot-3, 223-pound outside linebacker. Landing Williams is a big deal for Gus Malzahn and Co. because of Williams' skills and versatility. "He's big, he's still growing into his frame and he's a kid you can move around at the next level from outside, to inside, to rushing the quarterback," said Chad Simmons, a national recruiting analyst for Scout.com. "People look at him as a potential rush guy off the edge. He moves well and pursues the ball well. "Auburn can use him in multiple spots in their scheme." http://www.al.com/sp...in_new_com.html Darrell Williams, LB Birmingham, AL (Hoover ) Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 205 - Recruiters: Garner & Johnson - Grew up a tide fan. - Visited for IB and another game earlier in season. - Attended camp at AU last summer. Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Cincinnati, Florida State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Southern Miss and Tennessee, among others. Composite & 247Sports 4*. #7 OLB, #142 Overall & 3*, #19 OLB Rivals 4*, #3 OLB, #27 Overall (Rivals250 - No. 102) ESPN 4*, #13 OLB, #169 Overall Scout 4*, #16 OLB, #172 Overall Hudl Highlight Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleDamnWar 0 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Gus and Ellis were at his school today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarcara 0 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Gus and Ellis were at his school today I go to his school. Wish I would have seen them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,038 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Added a lot of stuff to the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrojanTiger25 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 My brother is in his graduating class. I know next year Hoover has four kids that will probably go upper level D1 and all four of them are pretty close. So that may or may not play a role in his decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,229 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 AU, Bama 'about even' at the top of his list. Sounds like Auburn has done a good job selling him on early playing time ... http://alabamavarsit...asp?CID=1616465 ($) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,229 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Auburn ‘number one’ for Rivals250 LB Darrell Williams after Saturday visit to the Plains https://auburn.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1628525 … ($)@JHokanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war eagle6 0 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 If he was a bama fan growing up, he will be a tide commit and player in due time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,052 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnTiger2013 0 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 If he was a bama fan growing up, he will be a tide commit and player in due time. Roc was a Bama fan growing up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTUmike 79 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Williams said Auburn leads after his visit this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war eagle6 0 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 If he was a bama fan growing up, he will be a tide commit and player in due time. Roc was a Bama fan growing up... Roc also believed in the hype bama media and fans were telling him until Gus showed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcivE09 582 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Any news on this guy recently? Saw Dixie mention him in another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,038 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Any news on this guy recently? Saw Dixie mention him in another thread. Status quo. Aka Still lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randman5000 4,215 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Good interview with him on al.com. says it's between auburn and Oklahoma. Alabama is third because they are not recruiting him that much. If he has an outstanding year then they'll go after him hard. But he wants to commit before school year so our chances look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,263 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Hope we get this guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDTiger80 787 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Williams obviously plays for a very good program. Has anyone seen him play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytonAU 4,606 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Hoover is one of the best programs in AL. That should say enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war eagle6 0 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Good interview with him on al.com. says it's between auburn and Oklahoma. Alabama is third because they are not recruiting him that much. If he has an outstanding year then they'll go after him hard. But he wants to commit before school year so our chances look good From his interview it sounds like he will commit to AU. If that happens look for bama to come after him. This is what mr. williams is hopeing for. These kids just dont realize this is a tactic of nick saban to try and keep AU from gettung good quality athletes as much as he can. I could be wrong but this is what it sounds like to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 bama has the same scholarship limits as everybody else. I think maybe we go a little far w/ the "he steals kids just so we can't have them" theory sometimes. The "anywhere but Auburn" theory might hold a little more water, though. /threadjack. See the light (and the PT) Mr. Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 bama has the same scholarship limits as everybody else. I think maybe we go a little far w/ the "he steals kids just so we can't have them" theory sometimes. The "anywhere but Auburn" theory might hold a little more water, though. /threadjack. See the light (and the PT) Mr. Williams. uat is not doing the "anywhere but Auburn" like people think they are IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war eagle6 0 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 bama has the same scholarship limits as everybody else. I think maybe we go a little far w/ the "he steals kids just so we can't have them" theory sometimes. The "anywhere but Auburn" theory might hold a little more water, though. /threadjack. See the light (and the PT) Mr. Williams. Borh theories holds true when it comes to LB, because it is a NEED abd the darkside knows this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcivE09 582 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It sounds more like Mr. Saban has poisoned our posters minds more than these recruits. Excellent job Saban, bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie1860 27 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It sounds more like Mr. Saban has poisoned our posters minds more than these recruits. Excellent job Saban, bravo. Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I can't say I blame Saban for his recruiting methods. Any head coach would go after the big fish first because they are the hardest to land. Somebody like Williams, bama fan growing up, would be a much easier sell. However, it's not foolproof, some players take offense to it. Such as roc, he was five star but only second best to Saban. Saban thought he could use roc as a backup plan and it backfired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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